Layer configuration for CAM?

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Dacicusan
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Layer configuration for CAM?

Post by Dacicusan » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:28 am

I want to define some layers for automatic CAM generation and I can't find where to do this. Seems that the things has changed and I can't find the "Configuration Options (per layer)" anymore:
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It is possible to create templates for automatic CAM generation in QCAD/CAM? I want for example that all the shapes from the layer "Contour_14" to be cut on outside with a 14mm deep cut.

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Re: Layer configuration for CAM?

Post by andrew » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:59 am

This option is not available in the new QCAD/CAM procedure using tools and toolpaths.

To achieve the same, you can select all contours on any given layer and create a toolpath with the desired properties for those selected contours.

For a tutorial on QCAD/CAM basic usage, please refer to:
https://www.qcad.org/en/tutorial-qcad-cam

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Re: Layer configuration for CAM?

Post by Dacicusan » Fri Jan 14, 2022 1:36 pm

It is possible to add in a future version of QCAD/CAM Toolpath Templates like the ones from Vcarve https://docs.vectric.com/docs/V10.0/VCa ... -templates
https://docs.vectric.com/docs/V9.0/Aspi ... lates.html

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